§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of redundancies since May 1979 in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk;
(2) how many redundancies are pending in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk;
(3) how many factory closures and consequential redundancies are pending in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk;
(4) how many factory closures there have been and what is the total of jobs lost since May 1979 in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThere are no comprehensive statistics of closures or redundancies. The available information on closures and redundancies, involving 10 or more employees, reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in the specified areas is given in the attached table.